Herts Charity Shield 1St Round
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Herts Charity Shield 1st Round Tuesday 24th September 2019 Kick-Off 7:45pm 2017/18 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Champions Southern League DivisionSaturday One Central27th April1 Programme 2019 Kick-Off of3:00pm Welwyn Garden City FC Welwyn Garden City Welcome to the BP Mitchell Stadium Page 3 Football Club Southern League Central league table Page 4 Management Full Results and Fixtures listing Page 5 & 6 Away addresses at a glance Page 6 First team Team management and club records Page 7 This seasons player roll call Page 8 Nicky Ironton Todays Visitors “Hadley FC club history” Page 9 & 10 (Manager) Players and sponsorship Pages 13 & 14 Player Roll Call by Gavin Meaden Page 15 Jon Stevenson Focus on Welwyn Garden City U-18’s Page 16 (Assistant) Are you “The Face in the Crowd” Page 17 Callem Kingsley Citizens Time-Line Page 17 (Physio) Our latest Match reports by Phil Ravitz Pages 12, 19 & 23 The Welcome return of “The Mystery Supporter” Page 22 Ricci Crace WGC FC Fantasy Football League standings Page 21 Dave Bastian Club Honours & Achievements Page 26 (Coaches) New Rule changes for 2019/20 by the FA Page 24 Dave Keenleyside Full team line-ups Page 28 (Team Captain) Up next at the Head Groundsman B.P.Mitchell Stadium Paul Cox Saturday 28th September Kit Manager Dave Owen FA Trophy Citizens v Canvey Island Kick-Off 3:00 pm 2 Welcome to Herns Way & the Carl Mensah is joined in attacking a corner by fellow centre back Will McClelland. B.P Mitchell Stadium Please get behind the lads - your support Today we welcome Hadley FC to Herns Way for this, Herts and vocal encouragement are vital! Charity Shield 1st round tie. And we welcome the players, Officials and supporters of our guests inviting them to join us for hospitality after the game. Our welcome extends to COME ON YOU our visiting match officials Matt Norton who will be assist- ed by Mark Mellor & Lyn McGregor. We hope you enjoy your visit to Herns Way and have a safe journey home. CITIZENS Team News/New Signing What a week it has been for WGCFC with a 10-0 win for the first team in Mid-week followed by a magnificent 6-2 away win against Braintree Town for our U-18’s in the FA Youth Cup. Braintree Town’s 1st team play in the National league south. This being followed by a fine 3-0 away win at Kempston Rovers with goals from Toby Cleaver, George Ironton and Brodie Carrington, Brodie adding his first goal for the senior side in a competitive match to the hat-trick for the youth tea in the FA Cup and his brace in the U-23’s George Ironton receives a bottle of wine from friendly win also in mid-week. Not a bad haul for Brodie at Committee Member and Fixtures Secretary Mike all. Isaacs for winning the August Committee Player of the month We would like to welcome back Elliott Bailey to the club. The striker rejoins us from neighbours Hertford Town and helped himself to a hat-trick in his first game following his return in the 1st teams emphatic 10-0 friendly win against Herts County league side Sandridge Rovers last Tuesday. Fan’s may remember Elliot winning the Player of the Month award for March last season. Also signing for us is powerful 19 yesr old Central Mid- fielder Ben Quarrington-Carter who lists Enfield Town and Wormley Rovers amongst his former clubs. Ben is currently at Harpenden Town on loan after missing 9 months of the year though knee and ankle injuries,. Welcome to the club. Front cover photo: Main Image, Lee Close sends a header goalwards but his effort, watched by Carl Men- sah was agonisingly cleared inches away from the goaline and the ensuing scramble saw the ball cleared to safety when it looked odds on we would score. Inset top Brodie Carrington attempts an angled shot and 3 Southern League Central Division - League Table September 2019 Played Won Drew Lost For Against Goal diff Points AFC Dunstable 7 6 0 1 24 6 16 18 Berkhamsted 7 5 2 0 22 2 20 17 Corby Town 6 4 2 0 12 6 6 14 THE CITIZENS 6 4 1 1 12 5 7 13 Aylesbury United 7 3 4 0 8 1 7 13 Bedford Town 8 3 4 1 11 11 0 13 Halesowen Town 6 4 0 2 12 8 4 12 Daventry Town 7 4 0 3 9 12 -3 12 Barton Rovers 7 3 2 2 17 14 3 11 Thame United 6 2 1 3 15 10 5 7 Yaxley 7 2 1 4 13 12 1 7 North Leigh 6 2 1 3 11 10 1 7 Kidlington 6 2 1 3 6 10 -4 7 Didcot Town 7 2 1 4 4 10 -6 7 Biggleswade 6 1 3 2 7 9 -2 6 Kempston Rovers 7 2 0 5 8 14 -6 6 Coleshill Town 6 1 1 4 7 11 -4 4 Bedworth United 5 1 1 3 7 12 -5 4 St Neots Town 6 1 1 4 8 17 -9 4 Wantage Town 7 0 0 7 2 33 -31 0 4 Welwyn Garden City FC Fixtures 2019 Sat 6th July (H) Luton Town (F) L 895 1-3 Reece Tues 10th July (H) Barnet (F) D 105 1-1 Carey Sun 14th July (H) Maccabi GB (F) L 55 0-1 Fri 19th July (H) MK Dons (F) L 330 0-1 Tues 23rd July (A) Wormley Rovers (F) W 46 6-0 OG, Payne, Da Silva (2) Alomenu, Cleaver Sat 27th July (H) St Margaretsbury (F) W 75 3-2 Da Silva (2) Keenleyside Tues 30th July (A) Stotfold (F) W 66 5-0 Da Silva, Payne, Carey Spencer, Ironton Tues 6thAugust (A) Sandridge Rovers (F) W 35 3-2 Da Silva, Allomenu, Spencer Fri 9th August (H) Chalfont St Peter (F) D 50 1-1 Da Silva Sat 17th Aug (H) Wantage Town (SL) W 116 2-1 Ironton, Da Silva Tues 20th Aug (A) Biggleswade (SL) W 86 3-1 Da Silva (2) Rolfe Sat 24th Aug (A) Wingate/Finchley (FAC) L 121 0-2 Mon 26th Aug (H) Berkhamsted (SL) D 151 1-1 Mensah Sat 31st Aug (A) Halesowen Town (SL) W 503 2-0 Rolfe, Ironton Tues 3rd Sept (H) Harpenden Town (F) W 75 5-0 Carrington, Cleaver, Stead Tues 10th Sept (H) Hitchin Town (SLC) W 123 5-0 Cleaver, Keenleyside,OG,Stead, Da Silva Sat 14th Sept (H) Thame United (SL) L 73 1-2 McClelland Tues 17th Sept (H) Sandridge Rovers (F) W 60 10-0 Bailey (3) Carrington (2) Satterly- Hull, Stead, Quarrington-Carter, McClelland Sat 21st Sept (A) Kempston Rovers (SL) W 83 3-0 Cleaver, Ironton, Carrington Tues 24th Sept (H) Hadley (HCS) Sat 28th Sept (H) Canvey Island (FAT) Sat Oct 5th (H) Bedworth United (SL) Sat Oct 19th (A) Daventry Town (SL) Sat Nov 2nd (H) Coleshill Town (SL) Sat Nov 9th (H) Kidlington (SL) Sat Nov 16th (A) North Leigh (SL) Sat Nov 23rd (H) Yaxley (SL) Sat Nov 30th (A) Aylesbury United (SL) Sat Dec 7th (H) Bedford Town (SL) Sat Dec 14th (A) Didcot Town (SL) Sat Dec 21st (A) Corby Town (SL) Thu Dec 26th (H) Barton Rovers (SL) Sat Apr 25th (A) Bedford Town (SL) Key: SL = Southern League, FAC = FA Cup, HCS = Herts Charity Shield, FAT = FA Trophy 5 Welwyn Garden City FC Fixtures 2020 Wed Jan 1st (A) Berkhamsted (SL) Sat Jan 4th (H) Biggleswade (SL) Sat Jan 11th (A) Wantage Town (SL) Sat Jan 18th (H) Kempston Rovers (SL) Sat Jan 25th (A) Thame United (SL) Sat Feb 1st (H) AFC Dunstable (SL) Sat Feb 8th (A) Bedworth Town (SL) Sat Feb 15 (H) Daventry Town (SL) Sat Feb 22nd (A) Coleshill Town (SL) Sat Feb 29th (A) Kidlington (SL) Sat Mar 7th (H) North Leigh (SL) Sat Mar 14th (A) Yaxley (SL) Sat Mar 21st (H) Halesowen Town (SL) Sat Apr 4th (A) St Neots Town (SL) Sat Apr 11th (H) Corby Town (SL) Mon Apr 13th (A) Barton Rovers (SL) Sat Apr 18th (H) Didcot Town (SL) Southern League Central Division Ground locations and addresses Club Stadium Name Postcode Distance Travel Time Map AFC Dunstable Creasey Park Stadium LU6 1BB 29.2 45 mins Directions Aylesbury United The Meadow HP5 1NE 30.4 45 mins Directions Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road MK45 4LQ 20.3 31 mins Directions Bedford Town The Eyrie MK44 3LW 30.7 39 mins Directions Bedworth United The Oval CV12 8NN 84.1 1 hour 51 mins Directions Berkhamsted Broadwater HP4 2AL 27.8 41 mins Directions Biggleswade Langford Road SG18 9JT 22.8 31 mins Directions Coleshill Pack Meadow B46 3JE 92.1 1 hour 57 mins Directions Corby Town Steel Park NN17 2AE 66.8 1 hour 23 mins Directions Daventry United Communications Park NN11 4NS 61.8 1 hour 27 mins Directions Didcot Town Loop Meadow OX11 7GA 70.2 1 hour 29 mins Directions Halesowen Town The Grove B63 3TB 116.0 2 hours 39 mins Directions Kempston Rovers Hillgrounds Leisure MK42 8SZ 35.3 49 mins Directions Kidlington Yarnton Road Stadium OX5 1AT 70.4 1 hour 29 mins Directions North Leigh Eynsham Park OX29 6SL 76.6 1 hour 45 mins Directions St Neots Town Rowley Park Stadium PE19 6SL 35.4 46 mins Directions Thame United Meadow View Park OX9 3RN 50.5 1 hour 9 mins Directions Wantage Town Alfredian Park OX12 8DW 84.8 1 hour 54 mins Directions Yaxley In2itive Park PE7 3NA 55.3 1 hour 5 mins Directions With thanks to Gavin Meaden for this information Note: All travel times are approximate Average distance - 55.8 miles 6 Welwyn Garden City FC - Management Team Nick Ironton Jon Stevenson Ricci Crace Dave Bastian 1st Team Manager Assistant Manager 1st Team Coach Fitness Coach Dave Owens Ricci Crace Kit Manager 1st Team Coach All time Welwyn Garden City FC Player records All time Record Appearances All time record Goalscorers 401 Terry Hayes (1977-78, 1980-85 & 1986-93) 214 Terry Hayes (1977-78, 1980-85 & 1986-93) 334 Durk Reyner (1985-91 & 1993-95) 106 Brian Marshall (1974-81, 1982-85 & 1987-88) 326 Stuart Fuller (1986-96) 100 Sean Giddens (1989-92, 1993-95 & 1996-97 281 Neil Draper (1988-92, 1996-98 & 2000-02) 98 Jason Caswell (2013-2016) 265 Andy Stagg (1978-81 & 1985-92) 76 Joel Norris (2013-2016) 257 Barry Hope (1990-2000) 69 Durk Reyner (1985-91 & 1993-95) 243 Garry Simpson (1983-85 & 1988-97) 67 Darren Franklyn (2002-05) 242 Sean Giddens (1989-92, 1993-95 & 1996-97) 66 Ashley Kersey (2014-Current) 221 Kieran Myles (1986-87, 1993-95 & 1999-04) 60 Mick Fredericks (1985-89) 218 Steve Brown (1977-79, 1980-85 & 2012-13) 58 Josh Bronti (2014-Current) 198 Richard Teixeira (1997-2002, 2003-11 & 2012-13) 51 Ade Osobu (2003-2005 & 2010-15) 197 Daniel Teixeira (1997-2010 & 2012-13) 50 Matt Wardle (2005-08) 7 Welwyn Garden City 1st team Appearances & goals 2018/19 Appearances (Sub) - 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